NEW BEGINNINGS

What NEW BEGINNINGS does

New Beginnings Church (legal entity: New Beginnings Baptist Church) is a multi-campus non-profit religious organization founded in 1982 and headquartered in Longview, Texas, operating five physical campuses across East Texas — Longview, Gilmer, Kilgore, Billy Moore, and a Spanish-language campus — plus dedicated prison campuses in the region. Its mission is connecting people to Jesus through worship services, small groups, discipleship ministries, and missions; its core functional lines include weekend worship services, a structured two-year SEEK1 discipleship journey, counseling services (premarital, marriage, parenting, grief, trauma, addiction), Soul Care support groups (GriefShare, Divorce Care, Trauma Reboot, etc.), a foster and adoption ministry, baptism, and a leadership institute. The church is led by Pastor Todd Kaunitz and employs approximately 120 staff, with thousands worshipping weekly across its campuses.

The organization's technology stack is intentionally lean and entirely third-party: the website is built on SnapPages; Church Center handles registrations, giving, and people management; and EnGIVEN powers cryptocurrency donations. Digital distribution is anchored by a mobile app, online sermon archive, blog, and social media channels, with the NT-260 reading plan as the unifying 2026 Scripture engagement program. Service depth is differentiated through a vertically integrated foster/adoption ministry staffed with a TBRI practitioner and supported by partnerships with The Fostering Collective, Connected Families, 4 Kids 4 Families, and CASA.

The business model is a non-profit funding model with two revenue streams: voluntary tithes and offerings (the dominant stream, treated as recurring generosity rather than a transactional purchase) and counseling fees of $35 per session for non-members, with services free for members. The SEEK1 initiative (fall 2026–2028) is a unified two-year commitment campaign with a $21 million goal funding three initiatives — One Church, One Mission ($2.2M, church planting), and One More ($6.5M, campus expansion) — and a stated 100% participation target across the congregation. The church is ECFA-accredited, which signals board governance and financial transparency standards to donors.

Name

NEW BEGINNINGS

Legal name

New Beginnings Baptist Church

Website

https://nbbctx.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

New Beginnings Church is a non-profit multi-campus church in East Texas (founded 1982, ~120 staff, five campuses) that serves thousands of weekly worshippers through discipleship, counseling, foster/adoption, and missions programs funded by tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Church worship services
• Religious community ministry
• Gospel-centered counseling
• Foster adoption ministry
• Discipleship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Longview

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church operates on voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members, viewed as acts of worship and generosity in response to the gospel. The SEEK1 initiative is a unified two-year giving campaign combining what would traditionally be separate general fund, missions, and building fund contributions into one fund for all ministry vision.
2. Counseling Services: Counseling services are provided free for members; non-members pay $35 per session.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

New Beginnings Church operates as a multi-campus church offering worship services, small groups, ministries, and missions across five East Texas campuses (Longview, Gilmer, Kilgore, Billy Moore, and Español). Its core offerings include a two-year SEEK1 discipleship journey, gospel-centered counseling, foster and adoption support, prison ministry, a leadership institute, online sermon streaming, and digital giving. The church funds its ministry through voluntary tithes and offerings, plus a $21 million unified two-year SEEK1 commitment campaign supporting One Church, One Mission, and One More initiatives.

Product overview

New Beginnings Church operates as a multi-campus church with five locations (Longview, Gilmer, Kilgore, Billy Moore, and Español) offering a comprehensive suite of spiritual and community services. The church's digital ecosystem includes a mobile app, online sermon streaming via Messages, and digital giving platforms. Core ministries include counseling services (premarital, marriage, individual), Soul Care Groups (Divorce Care, GriefShare, Trauma Reboot, etc.), Fostering & Adoption Ministry, Bible reading plans (NT-260), and baptism services. The church is currently running its two-year SEEK1 Discipleship Journey initiative with a $21 million goal supporting One Church, One Mission, and One More ministry expansions. Additional offerings include the New Beginnings Blog for spiritual content, events registration, serve ministry opportunities, and The Prayer weekly gathering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEEK1: A two-year discipleship journey initiative with a goal of $21 million to accomplish three gospel-centered initiatives: One Church, One Mission, and One More.
• One Mission
• One More
• Foster and Adoption Ministry

Products and services

• Counseling Services Gospel-centered counseling offered at the Longview campus covering premarital, marriage, parenting, and individual support including grief, trauma, addiction, and anxiety care. Free for church members; $35 per session for non-members.
• Fostering & Adoption Ministry Ministry supporting foster families, adoptive families, and birth families through partnerships with placement agencies, respite nights, parenting classes, and a TBRI practitioner on staff.
• SEEK1 Discipleship Journey Two-year church-wide discipleship program combining spiritual formation with a unified giving campaign, targeting 100% participation and $21 million across One Church, One Mission, and One More initiatives.
• Soul Care Groups Support groups including Divorce Care, Embrace Life, GriefShare, The Freedom Fight, Suspended in Grace, The Exchange, Trauma Reboot, and Re|engage for various life challenges.
• Groups (Small Groups) Small group ministry connecting church members through community groups for fellowship, discipleship, and mutual support.
• Sermons/Messages Video and audio streaming of weekly Sunday sermons, allowing members to watch or listen anytime via the church website.
• Bible Reading Plans (NT-260) NT-260 New Testament reading plan and H.E.A.R. method resources for personal Bible study, including printable plans and devotional guides.
• Online Giving Digital tithing and generosity platform enabling one-time and recurring gifts, with integrated crypto giving options via EnGIVEN.
• Multi-Campus Worship Services Weekend worship services and mid-week prayer across five physical campuses — Longview, Gilmer, Kilgore, Billy Moore, and Español (Spanish-language) — plus prison campuses serving East Texas correctional facilities.
• Baptism Services Spiritual milestone and baptism services for new believers.
• Missions Programs Local, national, and global missions including church planting (One Mission goal of 120-175 new churches), prison ministry, and the Leadership Institute.
• The Prayer (Weekly Prayer Gathering) Weekly congregational prayer gathering held Wednesdays at 6:30pm across New Beginnings campuses.
• Leadership Institute Leadership development program supporting ministry and mission leadership formation within the church and its mission initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% participation goal in SEEK1 discipleship journey
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Fostering CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership offering support groups, parent and family coaching, TBRI practitioner on staff, and a fully stocked supply closet to serve foster, adoptive, and kinship families.
• Connected FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing online courses, podcasts, parent coaching, and resources to equip and encourage families on their parenting journey, including Discipline That Connects parenting classes.
• 4 Kids 4 FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild placement organization that has taken over from CPS and helps families navigate every step of the foster care process.
• CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCASA consists of trained volunteers who serve as the voice for children in foster care, advocating for their best interests in court and the community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Regional players

• Gateway Church: Large multi-site church headquartered in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex (Southlake). Comparable as a Texas-based multi-campus church with comparable scale, similar programming breadth (worship, groups, missions, family ministry), and use of regional satellite campuses in similar demographic markets.
• Prestonwood Baptist Church: Large Baptist church in Plano, Texas with multi-site operations. Directly comparable denominationally (Baptist) and geographically (Texas), with similar worship, discipleship, and missions programming serving a comparable congregant demographic.
• Watermark Community Church: Large non-denominational church in Dallas, Texas. Comparable regional Texas presence with similarly broad ministry portfolio (counseling, recovery groups, marriage/family ministry) and comparable congregant demographic.

Direct peers

• McLean Bible Church: Multi-site church in the Washington D.C. metro with multiple campuses and a comparable ministry portfolio (groups, kids, missions, online content). Comparable scale, multi-campus strategy, and discipleship programming structure.
• Life.Church: Multi-site church based in Edmond, Oklahoma with dozens of physical locations and a globally-followed online presence (Bible App, Church Online). Comparable as a multi-campus church with strong digital/app infrastructure, online giving, and serialized discipleship content.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site church founded by Steven Furtick, headquartered in Charlotte, NC with multiple physical campuses. Comparable multi-campus model, sermon-driven content distribution, and leadership-anchored growth strategy similar to New Beginnings' SEEK1 framework.
• Christ Fellowship Church: Multi-site church in South Florida with multiple campuses, comprehensive family and outreach ministries. Comparable multi-site model with similarly broad ministry portfolio (groups, kids, students, missions) and digital engagement.
• North Point Ministries: Multi-site church network founded by Andy Stanley in the Atlanta metro with multiple campuses. Comparable operating model (multi-site, small-group-centric, strategic partnerships, leadership development) with similar scale and program portfolio.
• Church of the Highlands: One of the largest multi-site churches in the U.S., based in Birmingham, AL with 20+ campuses. Comparable as a multi-campus church with comprehensive ministries, small groups, missions programming, and a digital content/app ecosystem.
• Saddleback Church: Multi-site church founded by Rick Warren in Lake Forest, California with numerous regional campuses. Comparable multi-campus model, small-group-driven discipleship (similar to SEEK1), missions focus, and leadership development pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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